No Christmas in Bethlehem: A litany
"How can we celebrate Christmas when there is no Christmas in Bethlehem?" writes Bruce Reyes-Chow.
Drawn Again — A poem-prayer for Christmas Eve
Come, Lord Jesus — in the retelling of the familiar story, in the souls that gather to listen, writes Andrew Taylor-Troutman.
Come alive, O Christ: A Christmas Eve prayer
Come alive, O Christ in every broken place so that love fills every gap, writes Jeremy Wilhelmi.
Christmas Beatitudes
Christian Iosso writes: "Blessed are those who have no 'home for the holidays,' without jobs or funds to buy gifts, who have outlived their friends..."
At-home Christmas liturgy
Here is a tool to invite the holy into the day.
Playing with the Christmas story — Weekly Christian ed lesson
Here are a few fun, engaging activities that families can do at home or churches can implement on Christmas morning.
Christmas Eve prayer
A Christmas Eve prayer based on Luke 2:1-14 and John 1:1-14 by Roger Gench.
Christmas Day prayer: May we be alert
"Wherever we find ourselves this day, we plead for the wisdom to be alert, aware, awake to your inbreaking and the transformation it brings in us and in all creation," writes Jill Duffield.
Christmas Eve prayer: Tonight we abide, we rest
A Christmas Eve prayer by Jill Duffield.
Christmas prayer: “God of fresh starts…”
"No longer do we stumble through the dark valley of death. No longer do we fear evil. No longer do we languish in despair," writes Jill Duffield.
Christmas Eve prayer: We make our way to the manger
"Visit us this night with angels, give us ears to hear the chorus of good news of great joy for all people, grant us the courage to leave what we know in order to encounter heaven come to earth," writes Jill Duffield.
Christmas prayer: “Make us eager…”
"Make us as eager as the shepherds to leave our familiar fields to go and see the One who has come to save the world," writes Jill Duffield.
A prayer for Christmas Day: Welcoming Christ with Joy
"We pray this Christmas to welcome the Prince of Peace, not just with 'Silent Night,' but with joy, to and for the world..." — Jill Duffield
